The Class 455 was a four-carriage train used on our suburban network for almost 43 years. They entered service under British Rail on Monday 28 March 1983, with a phased withdrawal from service that ended on Friday 20 March 2026.

We had 84 of these trains that operated between London Waterloo and:

• Dorking
• Chessington South
• Guildford (via Epsom, via Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon, and via Woking (Sundays only)
• Woking (stopping services)
• Hampton Court
• Shepperton (via Kingston and via Twickenham)
• Strawberry Hill (via Kingston and via Twickenham)
• Reading
• Windsor & Eton Riverside

On Sunday 21 December we held a farewell tour for the Class 455s to mark their withdrawal from our timetable, which raised more than £45,000 for charity.

The Class 455s are being replaced by our brand new fleet of Arterio trains. Fitted with some of the latest technology, including live passenger information systems, they are bringing more comfortable journeys, extra carriages, and quicker journey times. 

Header image: Peter Skuce - Own work, Public Domain, Link